Sunni Religious Authority on the Internet I:

2017 ◽  
pp. 135-166
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Religious Authority

Pergeseran Otoritas Agama dalam Pembelajaran Al-Qur'an

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-201
Author(s):  
Tati Rahmayani
Keyword(s):  
People With Disabilities ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Science Of Religion

This paper discusses the shift of religious authority in Al-Qur'an learning. usually, someone who wants to learn to read Al-Qur'an will come to a cleric, or kiyai teacher to teach him to read the Qur'an. however, with current technological advances, religious authorities originally held by ulama or someone who is an expert in the science of religion shifted to other media such as the internet, digital Al-Qur'an or other Al-Qur'an media. In addition, with the advancement of technology, the publishers of the Al-Qur'an have their own innovations to meet the needs of Muslims for children, adults, and even now the Qur'an is available for the diffable. Where there is a pictorial Al-Qur'an for children, the Al-Quran braille for people with disabilities, the Al-Qur'an red pen and the Al-Qur'an tajwid are colored for people who want to study Al-Quran themselves. In addition to the diverse prints of the Koran, there are also online Al-Quran learning sites and other Al-Quran applications both on smartphones and computers. The advancement in technology has made people who want to learn al-Quran easy.

scholarly journals Digital hajj: the pilgrimage to Mecca in Muslim cyberspace and the issue of religious online authority

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 ◽  
pp. 189-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Schlosser
Keyword(s):  
Search Engine ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Liminal Space ◽  
Online Presence ◽  
Optimisation Techniques

This paper attempts to give an overview of the different representations of the pilgrimage to Mecca found in the ‘liminal space’ of the internet. For that purpose, it examines a handful of emblematic examples of how the hajj is being presented and discussed in cyberspace. Thereby, special attention shall be paid to the question of how far issues of religious authority are manifest on these websites, whether the content providers of web pages appoint themselves as authorities by scrutinizing established views of the fifth pillar of Islam, or if they upload already printed texts onto their sites in order to reiterate normative notions of the pilgrimage to Mecca, or of they make use of search engine optimisation techniques, thus heightening the very visibility of their online presence and increasing the possibility of becoming authoritative in shaping internet surfers’ perceptions of the hajj.

scholarly journals Churching Online: A Study on Religious Authority and Tourism in a Digital Age

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-82
Author(s):  
Benson Rajan ◽  
Devaleena Kundu
Keyword(s):  
Digital Technology ◽  
Assemblies Of God ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Digital Space ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Faith Practices ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Church

Christian churches in India with their growing access to digital technology have brought along promises to im-prove the interface between religion and society. This study looks at the Assemblies of God Fellowship (AGF), a popular youth church in Ahmedabad, Gujarat which has utilised the digital space to create an experience of engaging with the spiritual. This study contributes to-wards an ethnographically researched narrative of the church and its role in the domain of digital tourism, the manner in which religious authority negotiates the influx of the Internet. The research focusses on ways in which online communications shape religious meanings, identi-ties, expressions of religiosity, and contemporary notions of tourism. AGF‘s inclusion of the online in its day-to-day faith practices along with its establishment of new units such as the ‗media team‘ has led to the emergence of a media-savvy leadership.

scholarly journals Materiality, Authority, and Digital Religion: The Case of a Neo-Pagan Forum

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Evolvi
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Traditional Authority ◽  
Authority Figures ◽  
Sources Of Authority

The study of material culture increasingly pays attention to digital religion, but there are certain aspects, such as religious authority, that remain under-researched. Some questions are still open for inquiry: What can a material approach contribute to the understanding of religious authority in digital venues? How can authority be materially displayed on the Internet? This article shows how religious authority is affected by material practices connected with digital media use through the qualitative analysis of a Neo-Pagan forum, The Celtic Connection. Neo-Pagans tend to hold a non-traditional notion of authority, accord great importance to material practices, and extensively use the Internet. The analysis of the forum suggests that Neo-Pagans use digital venues to look for informal sources of authority and strategies to embed materiality in online narratives. The article claims that it is important to develop new frameworks to analyze non-traditional authority figures and new definitions of media that include both physical objects and communication technologies.

Status Update

Hashtag Islam ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 35-62
Author(s):  
Gary R. Bunt
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Religious Issues

This chapter explores how the Internet became digitally integrated into dynamics of Islamic religious issues and faith, often with a seamless divide between off-line and online components. It looks at specific dimensions of faith, including the Qur'an, pilgrimage, gender, and the different aspects of Muslim life as represented online. This includes different ideas about spirituality and religious authority.

scholarly journals The influence of cyberization on folk religion: A case study of Chinese online religious group

Simulacra ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-168
Author(s):  
Yuhang Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Religious Experience ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Belief System ◽  
Religious Group ◽  
Folk Religion ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Religious Authority ◽  
Internet Environment ◽  
Online Group

Religious cyberization is a new way of dissemination and development of traditional offline religions. In the process of cyberization, all aspects of religions are likely to be affected by the new Internet environment. Taking a Chinese online religious group as Internet field, this article analyzes the influence of cyberization on belief system, religious authority and religious experience of folk religion, and makes a preliminary exploration of its causes in combination with the characteristics of Internet and folk religion. This study mainly adopted the method of participant observation, and conducted online and offline interviews with participants when necessary. In addition, the researcher also analyzed documents, audio and other files uploaded in the online group. In the case discussed in this article, compared with officially recognized religions in China, folk religion seems to be more adapted to the opportunities and challenges brought by the new territory of the Internet due to its unique diffuseness and inclusiveness.

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